We did ask to see it and he said "the solicitor" sent us a copy a week after the testators death by registered post and that I must have torn it up. The man is not well. He was my MILs carer and she his in a way. His relationship with us could be characterised as hostile especially since he has assumed this role of power. But he has produced nothing to anyone to back it up. My husband stumbled across cherished childhood toys in a second hand shop within weeks of her passing.Ask the executor for a copy of the will.
You will probably see from that which solicitor, if any, drafted the will.
Then you can ask that solicitor if there was an updated one.
Brendan
We did ask and were refused any details at all. Suffice it to say that the executor is hostile and quite enjoying his power. We are considering launching a caveat against probate to give us some time to either find the will we suspect he has hidden or destroyed and/or challenge his capacity to carry out the duties of executor. It’s been 18 months and he has done nothing. He had her cremated without informing anyone and just announced it then. He dumped her ashes in a nearby river. She was adamant she wanted to be buried with her father. The property he lives in In worth in the region of €300k. That is his likely motivation.Ask the executor for a copy of the will.
You will probably see from that which solicitor, if any, drafted the will.
Then you can ask that solicitor if there was an updated one.
Brendan
Would it be obligatory to to register your will? That might put some people off!I sympathise with the OP - messy situation.
The lack of a central register seems like nonsense - cui bono?
The lack of a central register seems like nonsense
Somebody heard you!
We have sent a solicitors letter to "the solicitor" asking if he is acting on behalf of the estate or the executor and whether he is the one handling these affairs and received no reply. He didn't send us anything and we tore nothing up. I suspect the only one who may have torn up her recent will is the one who is supposedly executing this 1990s will which nobody has seen.if it was 'accidentally torn up' then there should be no difficulty in solicitor sending you another copy.
I'm amazed you persuaded a solicitor to write to another posing those questions. There was only one likely outcome to such a communication IMO and you've seen it.
What is so unusual in asking a solicitor if he is handling a particular matter on behalf of an estate? If he is, then he is also acting on behalf of any beneficiary, which is us.I'm amazed you persuaded a solicitor to write to another posing those questions. There was only one likely outcome to such a communication IMO and you've seen it.
I'm a bit shocked at this. The solicitor who drew up my will has gone out of business since, and I *assumed* that the will was registered somewhere. I have a copy - but I assumed this wasn't the only copy!
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